Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: April 13, 2026
CASE NO(S).: OLT-25-000877
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: 1455 Royal York Road Limited
Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal or neglect to make a decision
Description: To permit the development of two blocks of stacked townhouses containing 72 residential units.
Reference Number: 25 139446 WET 02 OZ
Property Address: 1455 Royal York Road
Municipality/UT: Toronto/Toronto
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000877
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000877
OLT Case Name: 1455 Royal York Road Limited v. Toronto (City)
Heard: April 9, 2026 by video hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties 1455 Royal York Road Limited
Counsel I. Flett
Parties City of Toronto
Counsel A. deBacker
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY P. TOMILIN ON APRIL 9, 2026 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1This was the first Case Management Conference (“CMC”) in the matter of the appeal by 1455 Royal York Road Limited (“Appellant”), arising from the failure of the City of Toronto (“City”) to make a decision within the applicable statutory timeline for a Zoning By-law Amendment, pursuant to ss. 34(11) of the Planning Act, for the property located at 1455 Royal York Road.
2The Appellant is seeking to permit the development of two blocks of stacked townhouses, containing 72 residential units.
3The Tribunal marked the Affidavit of Service as Exhibit 1.
4There were no status requests for this CMC.
MEDIATION
5The Tribunal reminded the Parties that if they are interested in Tribunal-led mediation, they should reach out to the assigned Case Coordinator.
CMC, PROCEDURAL ORDER AND ISSUES LIST
6The Parties requested to schedule a second CMC in June 2026. If the Parties resolve their issues by that date, they will request to convert the second CMC into a settlement hearing.
7The Draft Procedural Order and Issues List are due on or before Thursday, May 21, 2026.
8A second CMC is scheduled to proceed by video on Friday, June 19 2026, at 10 a.m.
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13As of March 30, 2026, all hearing events are governed by the Tribunal’s Artificial Intelligence Practice Direction. This Practice Direction requires a party, participant, or witness to include a declaration within each submitted document if generative AI was used to create or generate content.
ORDER
14The Tribunal directives above are so Ordered.
15This Member is not seized.
16There will be no further notice.
“P. Tomilin”
p. tomilin
MEMBER
Ontario Land Tribunal
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